If it is particularly necessary to do so in order to balance workforce supply and demand, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the chiefs of public employment security offices, as it concerns worker recruitment (excluding recruitment under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article), may limit the timing of recruitment, the number of persons to be recruited, the recruitment area, and other aspects of recruiting methods, providing the reasons therefor, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
When granting a license for worker recruitment pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare may provide the person seeking to conduct worker recruitment with the necessary instructions concerning the timing of recruitment, the number of persons to be recruited, the recruitment area, and other matters concerning recruiting methods.